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Hazards associated with using farm tractors to move large bales.
Beginning in the mid-1970s, standard small-bale forage balers began to be replaced by large-bale balers in the agricultural industry. The chance for serious injury or death to workers grows with the size and weight of bales. Bales that weigh more than 750 pounds put workers at especially high risk. According to NIOSH analysis of data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Census of Fatal Occ...
متن کاملA New Skid Trail Pattern Design for Farm Tractors Using Linear Programing and Geographical Information Systems
Farm tractor skidding is one of the common methods of timber extraction in Turkey. However, the absence of an optimal skidding plan covering the entire production area can result in time loss and negative environmental impacts. In this study, the timber extraction by farm tractors was analyzed, and a new skid trail pattern design was developed using Linear Programming (LP) and Geographical Info...
متن کاملSevere hand injuries in children related to farm tractors: a report of 70 cases.
BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to review tractor-related childhood hand injuries. METHODS Seventy children (53 males, 17 females; range 1 to 11 years) were admitted to our unit. Patients were analyzed according to sex, age, pattern of injury, type of treatment and functional results. The first step of the treatment included extensive debridement and irrigation. Patients with complex...
متن کاملForces required to operate controls on farm tractors: implications for young operators.
Farm tractors account for the majority of fatal injuries to adolescents working in agriculture and therefore remain a leading occupational priority. The question of whether these injuries occur because adolescents are assigned tractor jobs beyond their physical capabilities has not been answered. The purpose of this study was to estimate the activation forces required to operate controls on 40 ...
متن کاملSafety status of farm tractors that operate on public highways in four rural Kentucky counties.
Kentucky FFA students inspected 153 farm tractors for safety features that prevent operator injuries during tractor overturns, highway collisions, runovers, and power take-off (PTO) entanglements. Tractor mean age was 23.6 years (SD = 20.9). Rollover protective structures (ROPS) were present on 50.66% of tractors, but only 33.33% of these had functional seatbelts. Loose and damaged seats were f...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Saudi Society of Agricultural Sciences
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1658-077X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jssas.2015.09.005